QX3 Digital Image GalleryTransmitted Brightfield Illumination

Mouse Tail

Thin sections of a mouse tail showing chondroid tissue are stained with a combination of eosin and hematoxylin to produce the digital images illustrated below.

Mouse Tail 60x at Magnification

Mouse Tail at 200x Magnification

Mouse Tail at 60x Magnification

The transmitted brightfield digital images above were recorded using a QX3 microscope that was modified for auxiliary illumination. This was accomplished by directing a fiber optic light pipe at a quarter-inch hole drilled into the front of the mixing chamber to increase the illumination intensity. The light pipe was aimed at the side of the mixing chamber to avoid directing illuminating the frosted diffusion screen.